Help! Flaky underbelly scales (picts)

I want to second Joanna's advice. You MUST know the temps of your UTH. What feels just warm to you and me is going to be very warm to the snake.

Remember, we are 98.6 degrees, If it feels warm to us, it's going to be too warm for your bp. A good hot spot is 93-94 degrees to avoid burns. BP's have been shown to not have good thermal sensitivity on their ventral side. They will sit so long they burn and cook their bellies.

Every UTH should be controlled by a thermostat or rheostat, and measured with a thermometer like an Acurite to avoid those situations.

what would be a good thermostat to get for the UTH? She just started the shed cycle today, her underbelly has gone really pink like normal and her colours are fading as well, i hope this clears her up :-)

A thermostat is often the single best and often most expensive piece of equipment you buy for a reptile. I prefer the Ranco and Helix thermostats, although there are more advanced and expensive ones available.

If your short on cash, an easy pickup is the repti-temp or a rheostat available at most pet stores. They are not very accurate and will have a variance depending on the room temperature.

I've used the repti-temp and constantly had to tweak it because it was ridiculously hot or cold, I hated the variance on it so I ditched it and bought a Ranco as soon as possible. They expect you to use a silly dial to guess what temp you have it set on. It pretty much means you need to watch it constantly.

A good thermometer is an Acurite with the probe. The probe is on the hot spot, the unit goes on the cool end to measure ambient air temps. Two birds with one stone. :gj:

My rescue came in with the same conditions.
He is flaking in some areas, as is your girl, and most of his scales are loose and dry/rough. I have the humidity high and he soaked for a few days straight when I first got him. He is doing better, and is now pink and getting ready to shed. I'm not bothering him, but I think all the issue was with my rescue was maybe the owner didn't put an adequately sized water bowl in his enclosure. I'm not suggesting you don't take care of your snake, but do you have a hydrometer in the cage? Do you know what the humidity level is?
My reply is a bit late, and hopefully all issues have cleared up for you- if they have would you tell me what happened, so I can take that into consideration with my guy?
Thanks.